Rectangular printed envelope containing five smaller printed envelopes.

Collection type: Object
Description: Rectangular printed envelope containing five smaller printed envelopes.
Long description: Rectangular printed envelope containing five smaller printed envelopes. The front of the envelope is decorated with two lines of Japanese script set within a border of flying birds. A translation of the script on the front of the envelope suggets that the smaller envelopes are printed with scenic places found in Harima. A stamp on the back of the envelope indicates that the envelope cost Y60. [TW]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Eugene Haanel Cassidy; Field collector Alice Caroline Coates; PRM source Sylvia Platt
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1938
Date collected: ?1930 - 1938
Acquisition information: Donated: 1997
Materials and processes: Material Paper Plant, Material Ink, Material Watercolour Paint, Process Printed, Process Stamped
Dimensions: Length: max 97 mm, Length: max 110 mm, Width: max 92 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1997.24.13.1 Accession number: 1997.24.13.2 Accession number: 1997.24.13.3 Accession number: 1997.24.13.4 Accession number: 1997.24.13.5 Accession number: 1997.24.13.6

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